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Carlton serves Customer Insights (CI) Professionals. He was a founding member of the CI practice in 2009, and currently leads the global team of Forrester analysts that help clients capture, manage, and analyze customer data as well as apply the resulting insights to marketing and business strategy. Carlton began his Forrester career in 2006 as an analyst specializing in digital channels, emerging products, and enterprise technology in healthcare. He also led Forrester's consumer product strategy practice, where he managed a team of analysts that focused on innovation and digital disruption.
In addition to leading his team at Forrester, Carlton posts his thoughts and opinions on Twitter and on his blog.
Prior to joining Forrester, Carlton spent nine years as an IT and eBusiness leader in the health insurance industry. He also has experience with two start-ups and a leading marketing services provider.
Carlton holds a B.S. in civil engineering management from the University of Vermont.
Understanding The What And Why Of Business Executives' Spending On Technology
After nearly a decade in hibernation, the business buyer has re-emerged as a major spender and force in IT spending. To better understand the return of tech spending outside the formal IT budget and...

Landscape: The CIO's Mobile Engagement Playbook
Tablets are the darlings of hypermobile employees who want to be always connected and productive. They are the newest player in the mobile landscape and are even starting to be a viable alternative...

Redefining Your Competition, Partners, And Value Proposition When Everyone's A Security Vendor
The IT security market is about to undergo a significant transformation toward becoming a services-led market. Several disruptive trends are overwhelming end user IT security practices, and the...
CIOs Are Juggling Heterogeneous Integration Silos And Cloud Apps
As current application environments get more complex and heterogeneous, the respective data and application logic is spread across a multitude of different environments — both on premises and...

Benchmark: The CIO's Mobile Engagement Playbook
Are you ready to serve your mobile customers on the device of their choice? Have you anticipated what apps they need next? And for employees, which apps are most important on smartphones? How many...

Pharmaceuticals, High-Tech, Professional Services, And Education Will Lead BYOT Adoption In The Coming Years
This report examines how and why bring-your-own-technology (BYOT) varies across 20 industries. BYOT will remain a thorny issue for CIOs in every industry, geographic region, and company size over the...
Four Economic And Technology Factors Will Combine To Recast The Business
The tech services market is about to undergo a massive transformation that will call traditional provider business models into question. Four factors will combine to dramatically change the dynamics,...